News on Convenience and Fast Foods

Junk food tax could help fight obesity: US study

2010-02-24T16:16:50Z

<div><p>Taxing high-fat and sugary junk food is a more effective way to fight obesity than making healthy foods like fruit and vegetables more affordable, a study published Wednesday shows.</p><p>Researchers at the University of Buffalo in New York, led by psychologist Campbell Soup CEO Doug Conant says he's confident soup sales will bounce back</div><div><p>Campbell Soup Co. said Monday that it met analysts' expectations by posting an 11 percent increase in second-quarter profit.</p><p>But analysts are concerned about an 18 percent drop in sales of ready-to-ser...

Junk food gets spotlight in many movies: study

2010-02-22T10:32:30Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A majority of the top-grossing films in recent years have featured food and beverage product placements -- with junk food and fast-food restaurants grabbing most of the starring roles, a new study finds.</p><p>What's concerning, researchers say, is that brand placements were seen in a majority of PG and PG-13 films, which often target child...

A burger or fried chicken with a side of diabetes?

2010-02-23T08:21:05Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Avoiding "fast food" burgers and fried chicken may cut your risk of developing type 2 diabetes -- the kind closely linked to obesity, new research hints.</p><p>Regularly eating "super sized" portions of high calorie fast foods is widely viewed as a contributing factor to the growing number of Americans with bulging waistlines.</p&...

Weight Loss Affirmations - Make Them Work For You

2010-02-23T08:19:56Z

As you more than likely already know, practically everybody associates weight gain with junk food. In fact, there has been billions of dollars invested into research regarding the fast foods which have become a staple diet for so many people nowadays. Unfortunately, the average person has become so accustomed to eating junk foods, that they are no longer even aware of what goes into them.<br><br>Of course, various laws and legislation have made it impossible for fa...

Taiwan 'considering world's first junk food tax'

2010-02-23T13:08:48Z

<div><p>Taiwan is planning the world's first tax on junk food in a bid to encourage the public to eat healthily and cut obesity rates, a report said Monday.</p><p>The Bureau of Health Promotion is drafting a bill to levy the special tax on food deemed unhealthy, such as sugary drinks, candy, cakes, fast food and al...

Taiwan mulls world's first junk food tax: report

2010-02-23T13:10:54Z

Fast Food Driving

2010-02-23T20:12:05Z

Fast food restaurants should be convenient; and most of the time, they are incredibly convenient. However, how safe are they for the millions of people who use them everyday as they make their way to work, school, practice or elsewhere?<br><br>Whenever I drive to a fast food restaurants with my boyfriend, he always gets annoyed if I am the one who is driving because I prefer to skip the drive-thru and go inside the establishment instead in order to place my order f...

The Best Technique You Can Use Now!

2010-02-23T21:56:42Z

Height is an important subject, which most of the men are worried about. There are many people who have tried different methods to become more height. They have also undergone different types of programs as well as used various products to become taller, but the result of most of these products and programs was not up to the level. If you belong in the same group, who have tried various products and fed up of it, here is the best and simplest way to grow taller.<br><br&am...

Mika Joins Contest Winners For A Shopping Rampage At Dylan's Candy Bar

2009-10-16T23:17:01Z

NEW YORK - OCTOBER 16: Mika visits Dylan's Candy Bar for shopping rampage on October 16, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Gabriela Maj/Getty Images)

Making Weight Loss Affirmations Work For You

2010-02-25T10:29:44Z

Gaining weight has always been associated with eating junk food. There have been volumes of research on the fast food culture that has invaded every aspect of society and how humans who eat the stuff have become oblivious of what they are eating and what the processes that have been set in place to ensure that these burgers and fries come to your tray, in your stomach and out the door.<br><br>The information is right there plain as day, but do you notice something ...

michael bloomberg

2009-09-05T09:31:51Z

Mayor Michael Bloomberg buying some Mexican street food while filming a documentary in SoHo New York City, USA - 04.09.09

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peta

2009-09-01T09:46:39Z

Protesters stand outside a McDonalds restaurant in a bid to trigger a change in the way chickens are slaughtered in the US for fast food chains Los Angeles, California - 31.08.09

STREET FOOD MOVEMENT

2010-02-25T17:51:42Z

<div><p>STREET FOOD MOVEMENT In New York City, street food is an art form and the best carts are hotly debated and heavily patronized. Now, a few former New Yorkers are bringing the street food movement to Las Vegas. Watch a video about food cart culture and a new addition, Guinea Pigs Street Meat, on Ò702.tvÓ at 10:30 tonight on Channel 14, VegasTV.</...

Orange County News - August 14, 2009

2009-08-14T23:30:47Z

Don Betzsold sells See's candy bars at all the ELKS meetings, where people know him as the ''Candyman.'' Betzsold, an ELKS member for 60 years, began his fund raising project 15 years ago to help send Buena Park Junior High students on the ''Amercan Heritage Tour.'' ///ADDITIONAL INFO: candyman.0822 - 8/13/09 - Photo by PAUL RODRIGUEZ, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

ADDITION North Korea Fast Food

2009-07-30T11:17:54Z

In this video image taken from a footage of APTN, people sit and have food at the country's first fast food restaurant, the Samtaeseong in Pyongyang, Thursday, July 30, 2009. North Korea's first fast-food restaurant has become quickly popular among the locals and foreigners in Pyongyang and plans to have branches in the future, a restaurant manager said Thursday. (AP Photo/APTN)

Pyongyang, Thursday, July 30, 2009. North Korea's first fast-food restaurant has become quickly popular among the locals and foreigners in Pyongyang and plans to have branches in the future, a restaurant manager said Thursday. (AP Photo/APTN)

Exercising For Health

2010-02-26T05:08:31Z

Ever since Jack LaLane came out all of those years ago, explaining the benefits of exercising, people have since joined gyms and taken up recreational jogging- all with the hopes of living a healthier life. However, there is much more to living a healthy life than simply exercising each day. Sure, getting at least two hours of intense exercise each day is great for your health and endurance. However, none of it is worth much if you don'...

Fast Weight Loss and Fast Food

2010-02-26T07:07:03Z

One of the foremost questions that continually crops up concerning any fast weight loss diet program and usually directed towards the weight specialist is can I eat junk food and still lose weight? This may at first appear to be a rather silly question in the sense that more then likely it was the junk food that got the person into the overweight condition to begin with.<br><br>However, if you are one of those people who love your unhealthy junk food and you still ...

How Can Exercising Help Save You Money?

2010-02-26T10:54:53Z

So can exercising regularly actually save you money? The answer is, yes! Exercise can end up saving you tons of money. Most people know that when you exercise you greatly improve your health and gain physical endurance. Exercise has been proven to prevent and manage diseases such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, type-2 diabetes, osteoporosis, and certain types of cancer. When there is less sickness and physical injuries, there are less doctor visits and medications to take. Exercise ...